77: One Parting

[exceptindreams]

"One Parting"
Carl Sandburg

Why did he write to her,
"I can't live without you"?
And why did she write to him,
"I can't live without you"?
For he went west, she went east,
And they both lived.

It's amazing what you can do after you've reached your limit. Somehow, strangely, life goes on.

Comments

[anonymous]

What is it about Sandburg? He has an incomparable gift for saying it just right. No less, no more than is necessary.